The senior wife of the Gambia’s convicted leader of the opposition United Democratic Party has spoken volumes about her husband, revealing his untold story. Maimuna Ndure-Darboe, a former educationist, remains loyal and thankful to “a husband who had never made us cry.” Mrs Darboe who delivered the heavyweight statement at […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Uproar Over Gambia’s Opposition Jailing
By Absolute John The conviction and sentencing of the United Democratic Party (UDP) leadership, including party leader Ousainou Darboe and supporters has caused uproar in the Gambia, with many people venting anger on Nigerian lawyers and judges on technical aid to the West African nation. Mr. Darboe and 18 others […]
Gambia: A Testing Ground For Nigerian Judges
By Gambian Outsider! The last few days we have all expressed anger and frustration over the hustler Nigerian judges and lawyers in the Gambia on the handling of the case of Mr. Darboe and Co. Letters have been written to various entities complaining about these hustler legal practitioners. Most of […]
The Political Martyrdom Of Ousainou Darboe
By Sulayman (Saul) Saidykhan When I was writing my last opinion some days ago, I was unaware that lawyer Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and his entire executive, some other associates, and relatives that were arrested with him in mid-April this year were all- but-one, convicted […]
‘I’m Not Embarrassed By Conviction’
Despite being disappointed for not being protected by the Gambian laws, the jailed opposition leader said is not “embarrassed by this conviction. My children, brothers, cousins, sisters are not embarrassed by my conviction. My political family and my friends are not embarrassed by my conviction,” Lawyer Ousainou Darboe of the […]
Nigeria Bar President Disturbed By Gambia Opposition Leader’s Jailing
No one – not even legal luminaries – understand the rationale behind the conviction and subsequent sentencing of Gambian opposition leadership and supporters who were arrested and detained for merely calling for the release of their detained colleague dead or alive. Ebrima Solo Sandeng was not only brutally murdered but […]
Let’s Revolt Against Nigerian Judges
A group of Gambian activists has launched an online petition against Mercenary Nigerian Judges in the Gambia for “aiding” and “abetting” injustice in their country. The group calls on justice and human rights conscious people to sign the petition. Read below the petition, which comes in the wake of the […]
UDP Wants Nigerian Judges To Leave
The deputy party leader of the opposition United Democratic Party has written to the President of Nigerian Bar Association, calling for the withdrawal of Nigeria’s legal technical assistance to the Gambia. Aji Aji Mariama Secka’s petition came in the wake of the illegal prosecution and sentencing of opposition leadership and […]
Gambia: Prison sentences for opposition leaders continues downward spiral for human rights
The conviction of opposition leader Ousainou Darboe and 18 other peaceful protestors highlights the continuing downward spiral for human rights in Gambia, Amnesty International said today. Following a court decision this afternoon, 19 people including the leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) have been sentenced to three years imprisonment. […]
UDP Damns Dada’s Political Verdict, Urges Members To Remain Strong
We condemn the predictable and utterly unjust judgement delivered by justice Dada in Banjul today July 22 at the behest and dictation of Yahya JAMMEH the presiding tyrant of The Gambia. The verdict, the charges, the trial process, the conduct of the security services, the attorney general, and prosecutors all […]
Darboe, Others Jailed For 3 Years
Some news just in stating that Yahya Jammeh’s Nigerian mercenary judge has handed down judgment in the case of Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and others. High Court Judge, Justice Eunice O. Dada has found all the accused persons guilty of all the seven counts. She sentenced them to three years in […]
UDP Tells Gambians ‘Expect The Worst’
Press Statement by The United Democratic Party (UDP) The Gambia on the Impending Judgement In The Political Trail Of The UDP Leader and His Senior Executives In the next few hours, Gambians and indeed the world at large would know the fate of the great leader of our party Lawyer […]